First Graders

Today was my first day lead teaching all day long. It was exhausting and interesting. I went to bed and woke up this morning sick with a cold. I have the whole runny nose and super sore throat and a cough. I obviously didn't feel like going to school or even getting out of bed, but I had to. I knew my students were going to wear me out today, and I was correct. The morning lessons went really well and the students weren't to bad, and for them that is saying a lot. (I have worked in many elementary schools, and these children are the worst behaved I have encountered so far!) Then after lunch they come back all wound up and the rest of the day goes down hill. One of my students has a hard time with going to the bathroom. He does okay at coming up to me, "Ms. M I need to go to the bathroom!" But by that time this little one has already gone in their pants. And not just once but twice today. I feel so bad for him. We have minimized that amount the other children shout out so they are not so embarrassed, but the other students still notice and they aren't as mean to him anymore. I also had a little boy start bleeding today, luckily it wasn't very much and was able to stop it after a few minutes with a kleenex. Then of course to top of the day during math, one little boy is pretty sick and his cough is so intense it scares me. Well one of those coughs was too much and he threw up all over the rug! The other kids started screaming and I sent them all to thier tables. The janitor and I....we are tight now! I think the little boys in my class are out to get me!

I did have one little girl say to me today..."Ms. M, I wish you were my mom." I said you don't want me for a mom. She replied that she did because I was nice, and kind, tie her shoes, and give her high fives. I hope that in she is wishing these things because her own mother doesnt do those things. Sometimes hearing the home lives of these children is so sad and breaks my heart. I try and show that I care for them while they are in my classroom.

Songs and lyrics my students sing to me.....
Im sexy and I know it
Tonight Im going hard, hard, hard

Stories:
Dinosaurs
Niinjas and karate
Shark attacks
Imaginary friends
Trips to Mexico

They sure do keep me on my toes!